Horseshoe Bluff, Mines of Spain, Dubuque, Iowa
Spring like temperatures melted most of the snow we had away in just a couple days and we took the grandkids yesterday evening for probably the last hike in 2022. We climbed up the slippery trail to the overlook at Horseshoe Bluff in the Mines of Spain Recreation Area, in Dubuque, Iowa and enjoyed the warm light on the bluffs before sunset. The eye wanders along the rock wall and stops at the still frozen Mississippi River far in the back. I always enjoy the view in both directions, north and south, but looking south and having the setting sun illuminating the rocks of this old, horseshoe shaped quarry is hard to beat.
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Nikon Z6II, Nikkor Z 24-70, f/4 S, @ 31 mm, 1/160s, f/8, ISO 640